Behind Amber Eyes

Party

Just like everybody else, Party was dumbfounded. Jet was supposed to be dead. It was so unusual to Party, that he almost wished his friend was gone.

"How?" Asked Party, trailing off. He looked Jet in the eyes. There was something missing from them: his determination and willingness to live. All of it was gone. Instead, it was replaced with insanity and deep confusion.

"It worked," he heard the BLInd man sigh. Was he really trying to save Jet? No, thought Party, he works for the enemy and cannot be trusted.

"Yes it did, Lukas," smirked Jet, "but how did you know that what you would get back was 100% Raymond?"

Party raised an eyebrow. What did Jet mean? Surely he was going crazy. He would too if he had just been risen from the dead.

"It can't be," gasped the Lukas guy.

"Say it," spat Jet. "Say who I am to the others. They won't bite."

"Korse," choked Lukas. Everyone turned their heads to him, gaping with shock.

"Impossible," he heard Pony hiss, "There is no way that can actually be Korse."

Jet laughed. "Lukas will explain it to you, right Lukas?"

Lukas gulped and nodded. "I injected your friend with a special gene that allows Korse to send radio waves to their brain. He uses it to control people."

"So you turned our friend into some cyborg slave?" Spat Ghoul.

"It's the only way I could've saved him!" Yelled Lukas. Everyone went silent then, pondering the thought of Korse inhabiting Jet's mind.

"Does anyone else have it?" Asked Party shakily. Lukas looked over to Kobra who was scrunched into a little ball. Party furrowed his eyebrow. When Kobra noticed, he burst into tears.

"But he can't control me, Party! This is really me!"

"Michael is right," said Jet, "His brain trauma is so severe, the only thing I can do is send simple algorithms to his mind, nothing to complex."

"Take it out of him," spat Party.

"You wouldn't want me to do that."

"Why not?"

"Because it's the only thing keeping him alive," answered Jet. Party raised an eyebrow. "Same with Raymond." Jet quickly added. Party squeezed the sleeping Shock in his arms. It was the only way to keep his anger contained.

"Is that all?" Asked Party, his lip quivering. Jet only laughed and looked down at Party's arms.

"Lukas, why don't you tell Gerard and his friends about Ellie?"

"It's her entire genetic code," mumbled Lukas, "and boss is able to control her just by speaking to her."

"That's why she was going to shoot herself," added Kobra, "she couldn't stop."

Party looked down at Shock. She looked so peaceful there in his arms. Party wished that right then and there, he could kiss her. He just wanted to feel the soft touch of her lips against his...

"Oh!" Said Jet, interrupting his thoughts, "May I add that I am also to control her by other hosts of the gene? I just found that out courtesy of Lukas injecting Raymond."

"What do you mean?" Asked Pony.

Jet laughed that maniacle laugh again. "All I had to do was make Raymond think her into a coma."

"What?" Party yelled. He shook Shock. She didn't wake up. He tried and tried, but the poor girl didn't even stir.

"It's useless," said Ghoul, " she's under Korse's control now." Party stopped and looked down at her. He could've helped her stay awake.

"Let's get out of here," said Party, standing up.

"Not so fast," Said Jet as Party felt hands seize him from behind. He noticed that everyone else had been grabbed as well. He tried struggling against the grip, but it was too tight.

"Did you really think I would let you go?" Party looked at Jet. He felt so much rage. Korse had controlled his brother and Shock, and he was going to pay.

"I will kill you, Korse," spat Party, "and you will be sorry that you even thought of Better Living Industries."
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Harley

Harley woke up alone in an empty white room. Someone had washed her and changed her into nicer clothes. She had on some sort of nightgown on. Her hair was brushed and clean and her skin wasn't as pale as before.

Where am I? Thought Harley. She stood up and walked around. The room was small. Harleyy thought it might be an office space except without any furniture. She looked around for a door but there was none. It was so lonely and she had no idea of how she got there.

"Hello?" She called out. She knew nobody would answer, but she was getting sick of the soft buzzing that she heard in her ears.

"Hi there," said a voice. Harley jumped with surprise. She turned around to see Korse, puffing his shoulders out in pride.

"What do you want?" Hissed Harley, backing up against a wall.

"I don't want anything," cooed Korse, "but I know what you want."

"What?"

"Answers. And I have them." Harley relaxed slightly.

"Where am I?" She asked sternly.

"Physically, you are restrained to a bed in an experiment room," said Korse slyly, "but now, we are in the realm of the peripheral."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means we are in your subconscious mind. You, right now, are comatose, and we are chatting inside of your mind."

"So I'm just dreaming." Asked Harley. "I can just think you away, can't I?"

"No, because I control how you act and what you think, remember?"

"Why haven't you just killed me already?" Spat Harley. He had tried draining her, then he tried making her commit suicide. If he wanted her dead, he should just tell her to die.

"Ah, Ellie. I thought you were smarter than that," said Korse, walking closer to Harley. "If I wanted you dead, you would be dead."

"Then why am I still alive?" Korse smiled wryly. He stepped in close to Harley.

"You and your brother were part of experiment 114AH."

"What do you mean? I've never been in a laboratory my entire life."

"Well that's what we programmed you to think. AH stands for Artificial Human. You and your brother were created, limb by limb, molecule by molecule, in a sealed experimental zone. You see, if we found out the equation to creating artificial humans, we could build an army to kill off the Resistance. It seems to have worked for you two, so we will start creating more and more of you."

"So I'm an android? Well you could've told me-"

"No, Ellie," inturrupted Korse, "there. Is no machine part in you. You are 100% flesh and bone."

Harley examined her hands. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Artificial Humans? That sounded like total bullshit to her.

"But I'm not some sort of BLInd monster. I have a life! I have emotions!"

"Yes, my dear, but they hurt so much," cooed Korse, stepping in to touch Ellie's face. She tried recoiling but she couldn't move. " Choosing between the funny, spunky Frank Iero or the sweet, loving Gerard away. It's all too much, but it doesn't have to be that way."

"Stop it," spat Harley.

"You have everything that I need," whispered Korse slipping his hand up her shirt. Harley gasped and started softly crying.

"Please, no, " she pleaded through teary eyes. "Please, anything but this."

"It'll be alright," said Korse, touching Harley up. "It's all in your head, remember?"

Notes

Hey! Sorry if there are a lot of typos. My laptop isn't working so I have to use my dad's ipad. Anyways, comment down below if you think it should be Garley (Ghoul and Harley) or Parley (Party and Harley). And the ship names suck. I should've thougt of a better character name so the ship name wasn't so ugly :p